Academy Prefect Position Open!

[Zwibble]

Greetings, Officers of the GE!

Being tired of having to do things like light my own cigars and fetch my own brandy, I have decided to re-open the position of Academy Prefect.

Other than requiring a gentlebeing who has a steady hand with a flask, I am looking for a dependable officer who must be able to respond to e-mails within 48 hours and who regularly uses an Instant Messaging program (AIM, ICQ or Hotmail) and/or frequents IRC. I cannot overstate the importance of being able to stay in contact, since the Prefect will be working very closely with me in running the Academy.

As the Imperial Academy Staff Handbook states:

The Prefect is a naval officer who may range in rank from Lieutenant to full Captain, and serves as primary assistant to the Commandant.
The Prefect is much more than a standard "aide", and considered to be the official second-in-command of the Imperial Academy, speaking with the authority of the Commandant when acting on his or her behalf, and assuming the Commandant's responsibilities in his or her absence.
The Prefect's main responsibilities are determined by the Commandant, who defines the majority of the Prefect's duties as circumstances require.

As such, the duties of the Prefect can change significantly. Individual strengths and talents can be exploited as I (or you) see fit and as the situation calls for. What I am looking for, then, is an active and flexible officer who can help me run the Academy more efficiently and, most importantly, expand it. One of my goals is to increase the number of exams at the Academy, as well as facilitating better communication with cadets.

Typical duties of the Prefect may include:

• Processing applications to the Academy
• Grading exams
• Evaluating savefiles and screenshots for Combat Certifications
• Overseeing the Deans
• Maintaining the cadet roster
• Assuming command in my absence
• Working on the website
• Developing recruitment strategies
• Reviewing new course proposals

Interested officers should send me an application by e-mail, outlining personal strengths and weaknesses and providing ideas for the Academy as well as references. All applicants must:

• have passed either the Navy or Army Officers Exam
• have passed GE Administration I with a score of 80% or above
• be able to reply to e-mails within 48 hours
• regularly use an IM Program (AIM, MSN or ICQ) or IRC
• maintain an active presence on the Message Boards
• possess good English and communication skills
• have a sense of humor

Applications will be accepted until the 15th of January. Extensions to this deadline are possible, but only if a suitable candidate has yet to step forward, so apply sooner rather than later!

Any questions can be asked here or e-mailed to me at commandant@empirereborn.net .

Good luck!

[Tovakinpi]

The Prefect is a naval officer

Well that rules me out. Also this may be a typo but it seems that applications were due 3 days before this was posted. That may be a problem.

[LC La Forge]

The chosen officer, if in the Army, would take on an equivilant naval rank (I would imagine). Commodore, can you clarify?

[Zwibble]

Back when the handbook was written, there was no Army, and thus the only officers elligible were Navy ones. I missed that in my revision of the manual, it seems.

To clarify: Both Army and Navy officers are elligible for the position of Prefect. A rank between Lieutenant and Captain will be awarded once the Prefect is chosen. If a Prefect already ranked somewhere within that scheme, they will keep their rank, converted to Navy ranks if neccessary. A Prefect who previously had a rank lower than Lieutenant or Army Officer will receive an immediate promotion to Lieutenant, with the opportunity for promotion in the future.

A Prefect who was formerly in the Army will thus have a Naval rank, although the Academy is not attached to the Navy - it merely borrows the Navy's ranking scheme. Should the Prefect leave the position and return to the Army at some point, their rank would be converted back to the equivalent Army rank.

Also, it's the 15th that apps are due - I edited the original post to reflect that. Sorry.

Hopefully that clears things up. Thank you for pointing out the Navy reference, ALT Tovakinpi!

[Reservist Foley]

Would this be a double duty? Like would one be the prefect AND hold their old position as well? And yes. I think it's a little late to apply due to the due date Tov.

[Zwibble]

No, this would not be a TDA (Temporary Duty Assignment), or double-duty. Prefect is a full-time job, and Prefects are stationed on the Academy, where they get first dibs on hitting on nubile young cadets, can tell fanciful war stories to a captive and impressionable audience, and are allowed to order absolutely everyone around since they outrank them all (well, at least I do, but everyone minus me isn't such a bad deal either). Just to put it all in perspective for you guys.

[LC La Forge]

Is an email going to go out to all GE personnel?

[Jacob Jansen]

Look at this guy.. Stop sticking your nose into everything. Let the Commodore do her thing..

Foley: The Academy is a Naval institution. So, all staff are Naval officers. If an Army officer was picked as Prefect, he or she would be promoted/transferred into the Navy as a Naval officer..

[Zwibble]

Is an email going to go out to all GE personnel?

As soon as I finish compiling the list, yes. I'm nearly done now.

Also, thank you for the clarification, Jansen. I'd always thought the Academy wasn't a Naval institution but merely used Naval ranks. Looks like I was wrong.

[Jacob Jansen]

Also, thank you for the clarification, Jansen. I'd always thought the Academy wasn't a Naval institution but merely used Naval ranks. Looks like I was wrong.

Well, only reason it is like that because when it was developed, only the Navy existed. It has stayed that way since then.. So, more tradition now than anything.

[GE Branet]

In any case, already there is no need to do any more clarifications. All those that are interested, are of the Imperial Navy or the Imperial Army they will be welcome and his applications will be checked by CD Zwibble, who was worrying about that fulfill with the minimal requisites for so important position.

Personally I will give references to CD Zwibble of all those candidates who this way ask me for it, since I am very interested in that this position is occupied by the most suitable candidate.

Complete his applications and postulate!
It is a big opportunity to serve to the Empire and to learn new and very interesting matters. Also, CD Zwibble has a big sense of humor, for what I am sure that you will amuse themselves very much.
LT/ALC Branet

[Zwibble]

The deadline for Prefect applications has been extended to Wednesday, so if you were thinking of applying but never got around to it, now's your chance!

[CPT Bane]

Back when the handbook was written, there was no Army, and thus the only officers elligible were Navy ones. I missed that in my revision of the manual, it seems.

Perhaps that could be the first task of the new Prefect, checking manuals for possible updating needs.

[Jacob Jansen]

There is only one manual he could update..

[CPT Bane]

Well, you have me there...

But there are the course materials things. In the Admin test there's that pdf you have to read. I don't know.

If I edited my post to say "checking the academy manual" would that be better? Heh...